although, after experiencing many disappointments and failed dates, i cannot let go and i cannot dismiss the expectation that god will intervene somehow.
i still hold on, hoping that maybe i will not experience sheol and neither will some of my loved ones.
how about you?
I try to live my life to the fullest, treat people the way I would want to be treated, love my family and generally be a good person. I don't believe in the big A, nor do I believe that Jehovah will kill billions of people and the only way to be saved is to be true to the borg.
By the same token I'm not sure I believe in heaven and hell. Not sure what will hapen when I die, but whatever it is I don't have control over it, it is what it is!!
nj
this article warmed my heart because i live with 4 other roommates in a three-level house, comprised of surfers, engineers, party person(s) and their pretty and sometimes whacked-out girlfriends.
we celebrate our freak flags!
this comes from the latest issue of bottom line's daily health news http://www.bottomlinesecrets.com/e2/e2_signup.html what are your freak flags?
I have many, but I'll just give you one:
The labels on items in my kitchen cabinets all have to be facing front, and grouped together, ie.. corn with corn, green beans with green beans, etc.... Not mixing of the vegies
Sick right????
nj
i will be "studying" the chapter about the memorial with my local witness contacts.
as a christian, i find their teachings on christ to be nauseating.. i am looking for a chance to bring out the old russell books and ask them to clear up my confusion about a number of previous teachings.
if anyone thinks of me, and is so inclined, send up a prayer on my behalf for wisdom, clear thinking, and above all that the true love of jesus will shine through me and the spirit will open up some darkened hearts.. ts.
Good job TS -
Maybe you can give them some "new light"!!! I don't have the patient's to discuss religion especially with JW's, so I understand dawg's statment "why bother", but I guess it does good if you can get them to see a little light at the least and to start questioning some of their teachings.
Keep up the good work, somebody's gotta do it!!
nj
my cousin has left the borg, all on his own and he sounds like a recording of me!
i'm no longer alone after 17 years; now i have someone to talk to and his experiences are alot like mine.
to think, he refused to talk to me for over 17 years!
I'm glad he has you to lean on, I don't know if you had anyone or not but it sure does help to have someone who understands what you are going thru.
Tell him congrats, time to dry out his brain from all the washing!!
nj
happy 32nd birthday crumpet!!!..lol!
!.outlaw
HAPPY B-DAY CRUMPET, AND MANY MANY MORE!!!
Are you doing anything to celebrate???
nj
who do think is going to be destroyed at armageddon?.
when do you think armageddon is really coming?.
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Everyone that does not trust in Jehovah
Soon, very soon!!! It's just around the corner
nj
for 18 months i have been at loggerheads with my wife over the wts.
she has been the perfect watchtower slave even declaring that she'll never leave the truth.
i decided not to interfere in her life, attacking the society, and the idiots in the hall, but recently things have changed for the best.
WOW!!! So you really can get others out just by being patient???
I learn something new everyday!! Congrats to you and your wife!!
nj
my lovely girlfriend and i sat down over a homecooked meal, and discussed the pros and cons of attending the memorial.. i decided, with her support, that we would attend.. i spent years of my life pretending to be a witness to please my mother.
when i left the witnesses, my mother said some hurtful things.. and those things really hurt me... for a while.
but i established myself as my own person, developed my own relationships, and have gotten a good start on my own life.. i don't know that i want to hurt my mother back, but i do want to make it abundantly clear to her, my grandmother, and all the members of my former congregation, that richierich is alive and kicking.. and i think that walking into the kingdom hall, dressed respectfully in a suit, yet with full piercing jewelry intact, and with erika wearing something classy that steals the brother's eyes, and draws glares from the humble sisters, will be just the thing to send that message to my mother.. i don't plan on partaking or making a disturbance.
I have to agree with Vinny, you send a bigger message by not going.
If you attend that gives them hope and also reason to talk about you and how unhappy you seem to be. Even if you went with bells ringing and all smiles they would still think you are not happy without the org.
If you decide to go, good luck and be ready for the snubbing and shunning or at the very least, the chatter about how you are not truly happy without the "troof"
nj
it's the pancreatic support ribbon.
i feel so helpless.
dedpoet let me know if there's something else that i can do.
How do you get the avatar???
nj
lawence sperry piloted and demonstrated the first auto-pilot controls for an aircraft in 1914, the same year that, according to the watchtower organization, god's kingdom took over automatic control of the heavens.. auto-pilot systems do not work well in turbulent conditions, and in our case, the spiritual auto-pilot that had kept us just gliding along without much thought from 1975 till the early 80's had to be cut off, and flight had to be controlled manually at about that time.
i was working for a group of witness 'brothers' then, striping cars and adding automotive aftermarket products for new car dealers.
the men i worked for were good people, but lousy businessmen.
Your posts are awesome jeff, keep'm coming!!
nj
